Dar es Salaam, Feb. 27 -- DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA is making significant progress in the digital economy with the implementation of the Digital Service Tax (DST), which has notably boosted tax collection from digital services in the country.

Since its introduction in the Finance Act of 2022, the Digital Service Tax has driven significant growth in tax revenue from digital services. In the 2022/23 fiscal year, TRA collected 914m/- with revenue soaring to 20.49bn/- in 2023/24.

Between July last year and January this year, collections reached 20.06bn/-, highlighting a strengthened digital tax system.

This was revealed in a recent interview with TRAs Digital Economy Section Manager, Mr Erick Mabula, about the progress of implementing the Di...